Additional infoRecorded February / March and June 1982 at Dierks Studios, Cologne / Germany.
Mastered at C.B.S.
Herman Frank is credited with playing on the album but all guitars were recorded by Wolf Hoffmann before he joined the band.

German label Brain Records released the album in October 1982, but its U.S., U.K. and Canadian release was delayed until March 1983. It was even released in some parts of Europe in 1983.

The American version has a different cover, which is a photograph of the band in concert. The cover shown on the right (which depicts of an image of two guitars on fire) is the original.

Accept are back after their 1981 release Breaker, this time with a far more mature and highly influential album. It is an undeniable classic, although slightly flawed when viewed as a whole, something which I will explain later. The sound you should expect here would be a typical 80s production: prominent guitars and vocals; difficult to hear bass; a few samples; and some quirky, stringent, clean-electric and acoustic guitar passages here and there.

This is the album where I think they truly found their sound. The other three releases before this one, I was not impressed at all. Very powerful old school release. Some may say "Fast As A Shark" was the first sort of Speed Metal song. For the longest time I was saying Judas Priest's "Freewheel Burning" was the first one (especially cuz of the twin guitar techniques in the solos).....

This is the album where I think they truly found their sound. The other three releases before this one, I was not impressed at all. Very powerful old school release. Some may say "Fast As A Shark" was the first sort of Speed Metal song. For the longest time I was saying Judas Priest's "Freewheel Burning" was the first one (especially cuz of the twin guitar techniques in the solos).....

Fast As A Shark outdates Freewheel Burning by almost two years. And as for the twin guitars, speed/thrash metal can easily be played with one guitar plus Accept also have the twin guitar attack/

I don't want to get into an arguement with you, but when did I say Venom Or Motorhead were Thrash?

You said "a lot of OLDER thrash bands do." so I assumed you meant Motorhead and Venom. Because please try and name at least five OLDER speed/thrash bands with one guitarist. I bet that with a lot of luck you will manage one.

That is: NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY INTERNET. So, straight from the top of your head.

I don't want to get into an arguement with you, but when did I say Venom Or Motorhead were Thrash?

You said "a lot of OLDER thrash bands do." so I assumed you meant Motorhead and Venom. Because please try and name at least five OLDER speed/thrash bands with one guitarist. I bet that with a lot of luck you will manage one.

That is: NOT ALLOWED TO USE ANY INTERNET. So, straight from the top of your head.